Author: Lisa Guido

I'm an extrovert who loves to travel by herself (a challenge, and I love challenges). I've been a vegetarian for four years and I rarely miss a day at the gym. I'm trying to make the world a better place by working inside the system.

We landed in South Lake Tahoe after a day of driving. (Side note: on the way there, I got a speeding ticket for going 45 on a poorly-marked highway in Nevada where the speed limit was 25. 25 MPH on the highway? A highway with a crosswalk? Unbelievable. I saw someone get pulled over in the … Continue reading Lake Tahoe | Another Lake in the High Sierras→

In the spirit of doing everything I've never done, I decided to ask my mother to go skydiving for my 22nd birthday. I researched the coolest places in the country to jump out of a plane and decided on a place just outside of Zion National Park. I would have a view of the park … Continue reading Skydiving | My First Time→

She's a woman of many names: Cle Cle cle Cleo Clinton Jessica McClintock We do it with all of them, but Cle's name is particularly easy to pun. Cle came into our lives from a home where she was neglected. She entered our home and took over completely. Now, even with seven cats, she is … Continue reading Caturday Feature | Cleopatra→

I didn't understand the whole podcast thing until like two weeks ago. I would much prefer to listen to music 90% of the times. (I def held this opinion because I knew someone who listened to podcasts at the gym which I still can't comprehend.) I never foresaw myself getting into them, by then a … Continue reading Friday Favorites: Podcasts→

I wish I didn't have to wear a shirt at Planet Fitness. I actually don't know if I'm allowed to not wear one, but I'd rather ask for forgiveness rather than permission. I also had to take it way easy on the yoga vids because I bruised my hip and it's causing some major hip … Continue reading (Double!) Workout Wednesday: July 25th – August 7th→

With few plans and expectations, Greg and I got in the car way later than we expected that Saturday morning. I knew that getting an early start would be best for any hike, but also for avoiding the crowds that I was somewhat expecting at Rocky Mountain National Park. It took about two hours from … Continue reading A Truly Rocky Mountain National Park→

Mimi was adopted in early 2007 from a different coworker of my mother. She was a kitten from a litter of stray kitties. Mimi had a twin brother who was deemed more valuable than her, but we treasured Mimi more than anyone could have. She was named after the character from Rent, a show I … Continue reading Caturday: My name is Mimi, what’s yours?→

This was a big week for changing my strength training plan. I was excited to develop a new plan from my own history with weight lifting and all of the videos I've been watching on YouTube and Instagram. I tried to consistently continue the yoga and stretching, and I did miss one day. Missing one … Continue reading Workout Wednesday: July 18th – 24th→